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- World Population & Vital Statistics, by Continent & Region, 1970 - 1989, & Projections, 1990 & 2000
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- ____Midyear Population (millions)____
- Continent & Region 1970 1980 1989 1990 2000
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- World total 3,721 4,476 5,239 5,333 6,291
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- More developed regions 1,049 1,137 1,204 1,211 1,270
- Less developed regions 2,672 3,339 4,035 4,122 5,021
- Percent of world 72 75 77 77 80
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- Africa(1) 376 493 641 661 890
- Asia 2,111 2,594 3,069 3,128 3,712
- More developed regions 104 117 123 124 129
- Less developed regions 2,007 2,477 2,946 3,004 3,583
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- East Asia 991 1,181 1,330 1,350 1,531
- South Asia 1,120 1,412 1,739 1,778 2,182
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- Latin America(1) 286 365 442 450 540
- Middle America(1) 70 93 115 117 146
- Caribbean(1) 25 29 33 33 38
- South America(1) 191 242 294 300 356
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- Northern America(2) 226 252 275 277 296
- Europe(2) 460 484 498 499 511
- Soviet Union(2) 243 266 289 291 312
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- Oceania 19 23 26 26 30
- Australia & New Zealand(2) 15 18 20 20 22
- Less developed regions 4 5 6 6 8
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- Annual Rate of Crude Birth
- __Growth(3)(percent)__ ___Rate(4)__
- 1970- 1980- 1990-
- Continent & Region 1980 1990 2000 1989 2000
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- World total 1.8 1.7 1.7 27.2 23.3
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- More developed regions .8 .6 .5 14.7 13.3
- Less developed regions 2.2 2.1 2.0 30.9 25.8
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- Africa(1) 2.7 2.9 3.0 43.9 39.6
- Asia 2.1 1.8 1.7 27.9 22.4
- More developed regions 1.1 .6 .4 11.5 12.9
- Less developed regions 2.1 1.9 1.8 28.6 22.8
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- East Asia 1.8 1.3 1.3 21.4 15.4
- South Asia 2.3 2.3 2.0 32.9 27.3
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- Latin America(1) 2.4 2.1 1.8 27.7 22.9
- Middle America(1) 2.9 2.3 2.2 31.4 26.3
- Caribbean(1) 1.6 1.3 1.2 24.1 19.8
- South America(1) 2.4 2.1 1.7 26.6 21.9
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- Northern America(2) 1.1 .9 .7 15.1 12.5
- Europe(2) .5 .3 .2 13.2 12.1
- Soviet Union(2) .9 .9 .7 18.3 16.2
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- Oceania 1.6 1.5 1.3 19.8 17.7
- Australia & New Zealand(2) 1.4 1.2 1.0 15.5 14.0
- Less developed regions 2.5 2.4 2.2 33.7 29.4
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- Total Life
- Crude Fertility Expectancy
- Death Rate(4) __Rate(4)__ __(years)__
- Continent & Region 1989 2000 1989 2000 1989 2000
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- World total 9.5 8.3 3.51 3.05 62.0 65.3
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- More developed regions 9.7 9.6 1.94 1.92 73.5 75.7
- Less developed regions 9.5 7.9 3.97 3.34 60.3 63.0
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- Africa(1) 13.8 10.7 6.24 5.52 53.1 57.8
- Asia 8.9 7.6 3.49 2.85 62.0 65.8
- More developed regions 6.8 8.6 1.74 1.85 79.0 79.8
- Less developed regions 9.0 7.6 3.57 2.88 61.7 65.5
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- East Asia 6.7 6.4 2.42 1.87 69.8 73.2
- South Asia 10.5 8.4 4.32 3.53 58.1 62.8
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- Latin America(1) 6.9 5.9 3.38 2.74 67.3 70.9
- Middle America(1) 6.2 5.2 3.85 3.09 68.5 72.0
- Caribbean(1) 7.8 7.1 2.78 2.41 66.7 69.4
- South America(1) 7.0 6.1 3.26 2.63 66.8 70.5
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- North America(2) 8.6 8.9 1.85 1.84 75.6 76.9
- Europe(2) 10.6 10.5 1.76 1.76 74.5 75.9
- Soviet Union(2) 10.5 9.4 2.42 2.27 69.2 73.2
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- Oceania 8.1 8.3 2.58 2.37 69.5 71.2
- Australia &
- New Zealand(2) 7.8 8.3 1.92 1.92 76.0 76.9
- Less developed regions 9.4 8.2 4.73 3.79 59.5 62.6
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- 1. Less developed regions.
- 2. More developed regions.
- 3. Computed by the exponential method.
- 4. Crude birth rate: births during one year per 1,000 persons
- (based on midyear population). Crude death rate: deaths during
- one year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population).
- Total fertility rate: Average number of children born per
- woman, if all women lived to the end of their childbearing
- years and, at each year of age, experienced the birth rate
- occurring in the specified year.
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- Source:U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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